Amends for All Amends for All
The scene centers on Joan Durand and her mother Mrs Durand amid rumors of Lady Martins pearls theft. Thorold confronts conflicting loyalties as Mrs Durand experiences possession like episodes, while Joan wrestles with trust, fear, and a growing attraction to Thorold. The ball ends with a tense goodbye and a promise of a future meeting.
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Joan
Thorold
Mrs. Durand
Mrs. Strand
Lady Martin
Hersel
Pimples Cure Told For Four Year Old Girl
A Montreal area mother describes a year long facial arm and leg pimples ordeal in her four year old daughter. After trying various remedies she reports rapid improvement with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, noting complete recovery and better skin. The testimony also mentions the husband’s cracked hands improving after three applications.
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Ville Joliette, Que
Alew Corrier
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Dept
Boston
Flight Preparations in Jermyn Gardens
Joan and Green plot to elude Thorold and her family as Mrs. Durand weakly retreats. Green reports he will mislead pursuers while Joan plans a future sighting with a hopeful Mr. Thorold looming as a potential visitor.
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Joan
Durand
Olteh
Thorold
Green
Jermyn Gardens
Mrs. Durand
Ships Rolled by Giant Gyroscopes To Brace Against Ice
The article describes using a pair of massive gyroscopes aboard the car ferry Ashtabula to control a ship's roll. The gyroscopes weigh fifty tons and are driven by a sensitive pendulum that adjusts the vessel's motion to reduce rolling in rough seas or induce roll to escape ice. Sperry, inventor of the gyroscope, notes this system offers precise, momentary control over rolling unlike water tank methods.
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Great Lakes
Ashtabula
Elmer A. Sperry
America
Mr. Sperry
Afterthought on Home Fashion Sparks Light Banter
Mrs. Wayburn and a friend joke about renaming their house from bungalow to villa after noting a $50 price difference. The exchange playful and lighthearted, reflecting midcentury home style banter.
Banished Tea and Coffee Pushes Postum Adoption
A reader describes how coffee headaches vanished after switching to Postum and urges others to try it. The Canadian Postum Co. promotes Regular and Instant Postum, noting preparation methods and the taste adjustments some take with cream. The ad cites "The Road to Wellville" and invites readers to request a booklet.
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Postum
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Wellville
Palatine Hill Excavations Reveal Ancient Temple Basements
Prof Boni reports on Palatine digs uncovering original hill structures and early dwelling evolution from rough huts to republican homes. Deep pits expose temple cellars, Nero exedra remnants, Domitian palace basements, and earlier houses. Drusus’s prison beneath Tiberius house noted.
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Rome
Boni
The
Palatine
Domitian
Nero
Anti-suffrage anecdote and wartime humor at New York luncheon
Dr. Lyman Abbott cites a suffrage club joke about two women at a billiards game. A portable gas powered searchlight is described to help linesmen see atop poles at night. A home anecdote ends with a dog eating cake and a consoling husband.
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Lyman Abbott
New York
Egyptian Dam Plans Use Power for Atmospheric Nitrogen
The irrigation department aims to use part of the 151000 horsepower from the Assuan Dam for atmospheric nitrogen production intended for city use. A vermicide called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is claimed to have saved many children's lives.
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Rtment
Ssuan
Open Season for Cupid Scammer Girls Plan Summer Arts
Poetic verse depicts scammer women crafting schemes for a season of romance and deception. Cupid is described as tirelessly sharpening his darts as resorts become stages for crimes where men are mistaken and harmed in daily incidents.
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Cupid
Johnnie
Canal may open to navigation this year says Goethals
Col George W Goethals states ships may pass once one set of twin locks operates. Work continues on lower guard gates in the west chambers to allow passage before all gates are finished. The same plan aims to have west chamber gates completed by October.
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Panama Canal
George W. Goethals
Petro Miguel
Miraflores Ioc
Ofference Doctor Says Hope Can Survive Illness
A cryptic note suggests a physician counsels perseverance after a long illness. The message mentions patient “zoomily}-Akb” and a French phrase but lacks clear context or identifiable names beyond general medical assurance.
British Science Association to Hold Havre Conference
A joint meeting at Havre will host delegates from 160 British affiliated societies of the British Association for the Advancement of Science alongside the French association. The 1914 timing shifts travel needs as Australia hosts a parallel gathering. American societies may participate.
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Assoc. En Pour l'Advancement Des Sciences
Havre
British Association For the Advancemen of Science
London
Winnipeg
South Africa
Trhish Association
Australia
England
Milking Machines in Large Dairies Gain Ground
The milking machine becomes a standard in large dairies and compares well with hand milking for milk germ content and cow welfare. It remains limited by installation cost and complexity, and its success hinges on skilled operators who can prevent harm from careless use.
Catarrh Cure Claim and Money Back Offer
Readers are told a remedy claims to cure catarrh in all stages with a constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is said to affect internal mucous surfaces and strengthen the body. The ad offers one hundred dollars to any case it fails to cure with testimonial evidence sent to J F Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Eigs
Mail
Pature Tin
Cheney & CO
Toledo
U. Sc
Farmer Rescues Drowning Skater From Ice Hole
A farmer rushing from his kitchen hears cries at a skating pond. He lowers a board to a pale young man stuck in an eight foot ice hole and offers to pull him out. The man insists on a rope, and grimly notes the water reaches his shoulders.
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John
Harry Lauder Narrates Dinner Offer From English Nobleman
The tale recounts how an English lord invites Harry Lauder to dine, proposing his private club rather than the nobleman’s home. Lauder declines, noting his wife does not approve of celebrities from music halls, prompting a humorous exchange.
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Harry Lauder
Clubren
He Knew Her Aimed to Push Wife Toward Suffragette Roles
A dialogue shows Mr. Meekin arguing that persuading his wife to join suffrage activities might backfire if she resents the pressure. The exchange centers on marriage dynamics and political activism.
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Mr. Meekin
Kind Hearted Girl Names Budget Flower
A young man notes the girl has a kind heart and sensible nature. He recalls asking for her favorite flower and she answered with a choice that costs no more than 50 cents a bunch.
Clove drying tips and odd hotel anecdote
Clove bundles hung to dry deter pests and egg white seals deter tampering. Borax cleans silver, varnish boots for damp resistance. A Britisher notes American hotel waiters and jokes about pork versus mutton chops, highlighting cultural differences in dining.
Outsized prejudice and a child's quizzical queries
A dispatch recounts scenes of public mockery and a boastful suitor at a department store. A four year old asks about the cruelty society meeting, whispering that the proceedings are dull and wondering when the cruelty will begin.
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Palatine Hill
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Hooway
Betile
College Street
Toronto
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Chicago
Walter
Upton’s
Manuel
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Togin
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